计时 meaning in English

jìshí

to measure time; to time

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 計時11 strokes

Meaning of 计时

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìshí
  1. to measure time
  2. to time
  3. to reckon by time

计时 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

计jì时shí器qì有yǒu在zài走zǒu吗ma?
Is the timer running?
我wǒ为wèi了le停tíng车chē计jì时shí收shōu费fèi器qì需xū要yào它tā。
I need it for the parking meter.
电diàn脑nǎo内nèi部bù计jì时shí器qì内nèi的de纽niǔ扣kòu电diàn池chí没méi电diàn了le。
The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

计 jì · to calculate · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 计时.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
小时xiǎoshíhour
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
计划jìhuàplan; project
当时dāngshíthen; at that time
那时nà shíthen; at that time
同时tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
随时suíshíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times

Questions about 计时

What does 计时 mean?

计时 (jìshí) means "to measure time; to time" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 计时?

计时 is made of 2 characters: 计 (4 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 计时 an HSK word?

Yes. 计时 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 计时 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 计时 is written 計時.